Setbacks in Women's Equality

That's News to Me

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring modified business-related content from The Washington Post, students read about how the coronavirus pandemic has caused setbacks to women's equality. This lesson features vocabulary, comprehension questions, and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

generation
attainment
disparity
emerge
bear the brunt
noteworthy
peers
emphasis
scarring
narrative

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